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- Venetians in Constantinople: Nation, Identity, and Coexistence in the Early Modern Mediterranean
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
summary
Historian Eric R Dursteler reconsiders identity in the early modern world to illuminate Veneto-Ottoman cultural interaction and coexistence, challenging the model of hostile relations and suggesting instead a more complex understanding of the intersection of cultures. Although dissonance and strife were certainly part of this relationship, he argues, coexistence and cooperation were more common.Moving beyond the "clash of civilizations" model that surveys the relationship between Islam and Christianity from a geopolitical perch, Dursteler analyzes the lived reality by focusing on a localized microcosm: the Venetian merchant and diplomatic community in Muslim Constantinople.While factors such as religion, culture, and political status could be integral elements in constructions of self and community, Dursteler finds early modern identity to be more than the sum total of its constitutent parts and reveals how the fluidity and malleability of identity in this time and place made coexistence among disparate cultures possible.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-22
- 2. The Merchants of Venice
- pp. 41-60
- Works Cited
- pp. 249-282
Additional Information
ISBN
9780801889127
Related ISBN(s)
9780801883248, 9780801891052
MARC Record
OCLC
213305505
Pages
312
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No